Ornamental article



, Patented Aug. 26, 1941 UNITED STATES PATIENT. OFF-ICE;

' Daniel Swarovuki, Wattens, Tyrol',

Germany signor to the iirm D. Swarovski Glasfabrih und Tyrolit-Schleifmittel-Werke,

Germany Wattens, Tyrol,

Application July 22, 1939, serial No. 285,946

- In Austria May 9, 1938 4 (ci. ii- 10i l The present invention relatesto. decorative articles moreparticularly' to articles in which anornamental element is moulded to support or tie means.

. The object of the present invention is the provision of decorativearticles comprising at least one element made of plastic material andelementv mounting means which is or are embedded in said element whileit is formed. The mounting or tie means consist, for example, inthreads;

or wires, on which decorative plastic members are arranged and equallyspaced apart, so that with'a multiple row arrangement of said elementsand tie means, tapes or flat shaped orna'-g mental screen-like materialsare obtained, which may be used for the decoration of dresses andthehollow spaces. Where such an arrangement 1 is not possible on accountof the cross-sectiona-l configuration of the moulded member, or if asmounting material web or the like is employed, the mounting meansaccording to the invention is'embedded in the mass of the uppersurfacesof the hollow chambers.

in order that the invention may be more read ily understoodandpr'actised, some embodiments ventiont Figure 2 is a perspectiveview,- from below, of

thereof will now be described with reference to the accompanyingdrawing, in which:

'Figure 1 illustrates a cross-section through a moulded member accordingtothe present inmouldedimembers according :to Figure 1 and objects ofuse such as hand bags, mats, etc.,- as

well as for the direct production of such objects. As plastic masses forthe production of decorative articles according to the present inventionpreferably warm plastic or heatable synthetic masses are employed, butsprayable metal may,

Y cation of the present invention;

also be used. The production of such decorative articles is performed bymass production in suitable moulds for casting, spraying. Pressing or oflarger dimensions, whereby, however, the cor-.

responding greater weight of the main members, particularly incomparison with the relatively pressure casting methods, provided withhollow spaces for a group of decorative elements and arranged for theinsertion of parallel cross fragile connecting or tie means, isadrawback.-

According to the invention, the above mentioned disadvantage is overcomeand at the same time the cost of production is reduced, by the formationof cavities in the underside and opening to the rear of the mouldedmembers or elemerits, which cavities'do not in anyway change theappearance of the front portion which is exposed to view of thedecorative article but resuit in a substantial saving in mass andweight. Moreover, the time needed for hardening of the moulded bodies isconsiderably reduced because of the small mass of the bodies. Such aconstruction of the moulded members is made to suit the arrangementposition of the mountmgmeansinthatthemoimtingmeanscom sistinginthreadsorwiresisarrangedtoextend throus locally strengthened walls of thedecorative element or is laid in bridging over being interconnected bythreads;

, Figure 3 is. an isometric showing of modified 4 moulded elementsaccording to the present in-' vention and being interconnected by tiemeans;

Figure 4 is a bottom view of another modifi- Figure 5 is a crosssec'tional view of a further modification of the present invention;

Figure 6 illustrates in an underside perspec tive view a rectangulardecorative article according to Figure 5; p

v Figure illustratesin section the arrangement of a web as the mountingmeans for and extendin through a row of decorative members.

i For a preferred imitation of pearl webbing, a spherical segmental formof a decorative member according to Figure 1 is-provided which'has acylindrical hollowspace I open underneath and arched over bya relativelythin cap. 2. The threads 3 serving as mounting or tie means are disposedin the strengthened lower portions of the walls. In the underside" view,Figure 2, the decorative elements have a basin-like appearance.

In the construction according to Figure 3, a

further saving in mass and weight is obtained 5 by limitation'of thewallstrengthening to the opposite sides byiplane surfaces 4, whereby theparts through which the threads extend.- The moulded members consist inthin walled caps,

the hollow spaces of which are limited only on necessary materialthickness bedding the threads. I

In order to be able to arrange also crossed threads as mounting means,according to Figure 4 interior walls 5 are provided as bridge pieceswithin the hollow chamber through whichthe threads I extend. An exampleof this embodiis obtained for emment of; the present invention isillustrated in Figure 4.

The embodiment according to Figures 5 and 8 diifers' only in shapefromthose of Figures 1 and 2,'being in this case of pyramid form 8. The1 lowerparts of the moulded member through spsaeso ornamental elementmade of mouldable material adapted to be strung on thread or wire likesupport means, said element having an ornamental A front portion and apermanently open cavity at which the threads extend are strenlthened topresent invention.

without diillculty by means of the corresponding part of the castingmould, prior to re val of the moulded membersa Should the wil bfng notbe sumciently 'expansible, for en le, if it is composed of wire, it ispreviously s apecl. The

for example for mats which have to form a base for cooking vessels orcrockery; for the'ornamental element a material is selected resist heat.v o

' Because of the smaller mass and larger surface of the moulded membersaccording'- to the present. invention, due to the provision of thecavities, setting in the mouldis accelerated. re-

sulting in a saving of working time. The moulds can be opened almost atonce after the material is pressed, and the finished decorative articlesremoved. Certain disadvantages ,0: solid and therefore slow settingmoulded members, such bers I may also has webbing I, as illustrated inFigure 7. The arching of the webbing is effected its rear reducing theweight and the time for cooling and hardening of said element.

2. As an article ofmanufacture-a one-piece ornamental element made ofmouldable material adapted to be strung on thread or wire like supportmeans, said element having an ornamental front portion and a permanentlyopen cavity at its rear reducing the weight and the time for cooling andhardening of said element, said cavity leaving a relatively thin wallportion in the ornamental front portion of said element and a relativelythick rim portion in the rear of said element receiving and completelyembedding said support means.

1 3; As an article of manufacture a one-piece ornamental element made ofmouldable material adapted to be strung on thread or wire like sup- Iarrangement illustrated in Figure 7 is suitable,

which can i port means said element having an ornamental front portionand an unrestricted cavity permav nently open at its rear for reducingthe weight and the time for cooling and hardening of said element,- saidcavity leaving a wall portion of substantially equal thickness in thefront of said element and a rim portion having thickened parts extendinginto said cavity and receiving and completely embedding said supportmeans and pro-.-

viding additional strength of the parts receiving front portion and anunrestricted cavity perma-.

as, in particular, the occurrence of sunken places on the surface areavoided when practising the a What is claimed'is:

1. As an'article of manufacture a one-piecethe support means] 4, As anarticle of manufacture a one-piece ornamental element made of mouldablematerial adapted to be strung on thread or' wire likesupport means, saidelement having an ornamental nently open at. its rear, and web portionstraversing said cavity for receiving and embedding said support means.-a DANIEL SWAROVSKI.

